MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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to kill a large group of people.
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to mark a piece of land as your own.
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living on a piece of land without paying for it or asking for permission.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Definitions of squatter. someone who settles on land without right or title. type of: interloper, intruder, trespasser. someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission. someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it.
Detailed explanation-2: -to position yourself close to the ground balancing on the front part of your feet with your legs bent under your body: She squatted on the ground and warmed her hands by the fire. He squatted down and examined the front wheel of his bike.
Detailed explanation-3: -"Squatting” is a historical Australian term that referred to someone occupying a large tract of Crown land to graze livestock.
Detailed explanation-4: -to live in an empty building or area of land without the permission of the owner: They squatted (in) an old house in King’s Cross when their money ran out. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Detailed explanation-5: -Squatting is when someone deliberately enters property without permission and lives there, or intends to live there. This is sometimes known as ‘adverse possession’. Squatting in residential buildings (like a house or flat) is illegal.